MUNGYO Soft Pastel Set – 48 Colors | Square Pastels for Artists | Smooth & Blendable Colors

Wonderful — happy ! I just love the vibrant colors! I used them in my grey sketchbook and they look amazing. They layer beautifully, even on top of watercolor. The quality is really good — the pieces are small but sturdy, so they don’t break easily. Great value for money, super fun to use. The softness is perfect too!

This is a lovely set of soft pastels for the beginning pastel student or the seasoned starving artist on a tight budget. The colors lay down fresh and vibrant. Of course there are better, higher quality pastels but they come with a price. You can do a lovely pastel work with these and each pastel goes a long way. Cheaper pastels have more binder and less color. More Expensive pastels have more color and less binder. Still, the quality of these pastels surprised me and I'm not at all disappointed. I'm able to use the Mungyo Pastels along with my pastel pencils as they blend and layer well. I've got a mix of pastel pencils from 4 different brands and they all work equally well. My pastels arrived well packed and none were broken. Even if they were broken, they're still usable and sharp edges can be used for better line work or to add color to small areas. I found Strathmore 500 Charcoal paper worked really well with these pastels as the paper gripped the color with each stroke allowing me to to blend and layer with excellent results. I tried the pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper and the pastels were pulverized as I laid them down and I had pastel dust everywhere. To blend, I use my fingers and blending tortillions/stumps; Use a spray fixative after you finish to keep the pastel from smearing and to also keep it on the paper. If you want to use an inexpensive fixative for children's work or work you don't plan to keep, hairspray will work but won't preserve the art for the long haul. If your child does a piece of art you think you'll treasure for years to come, spring for the artist spray fixative. If you want to spray a fixative over your art and be able to use pastel on top of that so keep the color separated and fresh, use a workable fixative. Workable fixative as more of a tooth, grip, to it than regular fixative. It can also be used as your final coats of fixative. You probably want 2 or 3 final coats. Be sure to allow the fixative to dry completely before adding another coat. Use spray fixatives outdoors or in a well ventilated area.

These are a joy to use. The colors are bright and punchy which makes them great for everything from quick sketches to more detailed art projects. The square shape gives a nice grip and makes it easy to lay down broad strokes or shave bits for fine work. For anyone who likes to experiment with color and texture this set is a solid pick and I highly recommend it.

Good value and excellent color selection. Although these are small pastels they blend well, with any style you use. These work well on any type of paper especially those with light texture. Perfect for beginners. I use these for blended under tones.

Lots of beautiful colors. I shave off the side of them for an easy background when needed and rub it on the paper with a cotton ball. Easy for me to do this. Function and quality is good. These are actually a dry pastel and meant to be that way. If you want a creamy oil pastel, you might want to see what crayola has in stock.

MUNGYO soft pastels I wanted to try stick pastels and read a positive review about this brand. For the price it was a risk I was willing to take. I have no prior experience with stick pastels, but they seem soft, good color and nice assortment. The sticks are just over an inch long and maybe 3/8 inch wide. Just right to get a taste of this before investing a few hundred dollars.

These are smaller than I expected, but I suppose I didn't understand the description that they were "half pastels", so that is partly my fault. I purchased these for my three children to use for an art camp they attended. I would not purchase again for home and craft use because they are INCREDIBLY messy. My 6-year old had the dust all over her hands, face, clothes, table, chair, and floor. My 9-year olds did better, and the pastels themselves were not the problem, but it was a very messy project, which I just did not expect them to be so messy. We have oil pastels available at all times for artwork and they are not nearly as messy as these soft pastels.

Absolutely beautiful! The color choices are amazing! Can't wait to use them